1. He Got #dontcutthechord” Trending

I auditioned for the show within 30 minutes of being notified — played three songs, did the studio test, the network test, and was on the show recording my first song the day after I found out I got the role.

His first appearance on the show was in Season 2, and had him singing Poison’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” in the shower. Finn discovered the transfer student’s strong vocal chords, and the rest is Glee-ful history.

In 2011, producers decided not to make him a series regular for Season 3. Instead, they offered him a recurring role, but he declined. “They offered me the chance to come back for a few episodes, but there was nothing guaranteed so I decided to dive into the music thing,” he told TV Line.

This caused a frenzy on Twitter, with Gleeks getting #dontcutthechord to trend.

In 2011, Ryan Murphy, the show’s creator, told the Hollywood Reporter, “I’ve never seen such a huge amount of stories about somebody’s option not being picked up — particularly when they were always, in my mind, coming back to the show.”

2. He Makes a Cameo in His Brother’s Hot Chelle Rae Video

Chord’s older brother, Nash, is the lead guitar player of the pop rock band Hot Chelle Rae, and he put his brother in the band’s “Tonight Tonight” video.

In the video, Chord makes out with the singer’s girlfriend, to the lyric “My girlfriend went and cheated on me.”

When asked if Chord gets his fair share of women, band member Ryan Follese said, “I would say yes; whenever we’re hanging out we’re having a really really good time and usually a lot of women come up and talk to him.”

In early 2009 we went to Los Angeles to record our first record and at the same exact time he started shooting a movie. It was really cool to have the first official real gig in each of our careers at the same time.

I didn’t even know that I had big lips until I guess I joined the show. I hadn’t even thought about it. But if that’s the only thing they can point out, then I’ll take it! A lot of girls always compliment guys with big lips, so I don’t know! [Laughs]

4. His Songwriter Dad Influenced His Name

Chord’s dad is Paul Overstreet, a country music scribe who has written 27 Top 10 songs.

He’s written for some of the biggest stars, including the Judds, Randy Travis and Blake Shelton.

Songs such as “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” by Kenny Chesney and “When You Say Nothing at All,” the tune made famous in Notting Hill, were also co written by the elder Overstreet.

Since Chord is the third child, his name is a reference to the three notes that form a chord.

Angela Barbutistarted her reporting career in the seventh grade at her middle school newspaper in Queens. She covers celebrities, movies and television for Heavy. She's had lunch with Tony Danza, and Dave Franco said he liked her accent. Reach her at angela@heavy.com or follow her on Twitter @angciao.April 17, 2015 3:07 pm